Under the voter fraud commission in '17 DHS requested voter registration rolls and was denied by many counties. DHS was to check for non-citizens on voter rolls which would be vioaltion of 52 USC Ch 103. When the commission was disbanded, DHS representative stated in a Jan 5 2018 article in USNews that they have lists of green card and immigrant visa holders. These persons are non-citizens as they have not yet been naturalized and should be registered to vote in federal elections. By monitoring elections, DHS can verify if such persons are observed voting in the Nov 6 elections. This would be election fraud and then allow DHS to obtain warrants for voter registration rolls, cross check if the non-citizens were recorded as voting. It is not a sting, it is enforcement of federal voting and immigration laws which states and counties obstructed.
DHS to Continue to Look Into Voter Fraud Jan 5 2018 US News
Meanwhile, Kris Kobach, the defunct commission's vice chairman and an immigration hard-liner, insists he'll be working closely with DHS on the investigation.
"DHS knows the identity of everyone who has green cards" and temporary visas, Kobach told NPR in an interview Thursday evening. "You can take those names and dates of births and run those against a state's voter rolls and see which of those people are actually registered to vote in a state. And then once you know that, you can look deeper and see if any of those individuals actually voted. That's never been done before and that's immensely valuable."
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-05/trump-ends-election-integrity-commission-but-voter-fraud-probe-continues
In the article advocates on the left claim there is no illegal alien voting problem and that the DHS pnly wants the voter registration lists to deport illegals. As Q says "These people are stupid," and blatant LIARS.
Another election fraud issue is non-citizens being registered and permitted to votes. Several sections of 52 USC Chapter 103 election laws specify "citizens of the United States. DHS requested voter registration rolls to cross check names of green card and temporary visa holders with voter rolls. Now, to ensure federal election integrity, DHS monitored elections for possible non-citizens voting. Along with other investigations, thsi may allow getting warrants for rolls and checking the extent of non-citizens being permitted to vote in violation of federal law. Q asked what lists does DHS have.
Voting and Elections 52 U.S. Code § 10307 - Prohibited acts
(a) Failure or refusal to permit casting or tabulation of vote
No person acting under color of law shall fail or refuse to permit any person to vote who is entitled to vote under any provision of chapters 103 to 107 of this title or is otherwise qualified to vote, or willfully fail or refuse to tabulate, count, and report such person’s vote.
(b) Intimidation, threats, or coercion
No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for voting or attempting to vote, or intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for urging or aiding any person to vote or attempt to vote, or intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for exercising any powers or duties under section 10302(a), 10305, 10306, or 10308(e) of this title or section 1973d or 1973g of title 42.[1]
(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties
Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(d) Falsification or concealment of material facts or giving of false statements in matters within jurisdiction of examiners or hearing officers; penalties
Whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of an examiner or hearing officer knowingly and willfully falsifies or conceals a material fact, or makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(e) Voting more than once
(1) Whoever votes more than once in an election referred to in paragraph (2) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(2) The prohibition of this subsection applies with respect to any general, special, or primary election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(3) As used in this subsection, the term “votes more than once” does not include the casting of an additional ballot if all prior ballots of that voter were invalidated, nor does it include the voting in two jurisdictions under section 10502 of this title, to the extent two ballots are not cast for an election to the same candidacy or office.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/10307#fn002001-ref
Voting and Elections
52 U.S. Code Chapter 207 - FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS
•§ 20701 - Retention and preservation of records and papers by officers of elections; deposit with custodian; penalty for violation
•§ 20702 - Theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of records or papers; penalties
•§ 20703 - Demand for records or papers by Attorney General or representative; statement of basis and purpose
•§ 20704 - Disclosure of records or papers
•§ 20705 - Jurisdiction to compel production of records or papers
•§ 20706 - “Officer of election” defined
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/subtitle-II/chapter-207